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Beedster

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  1. Beedster
    A Precision with flats is always a good thing 👍
  2. Beedster
    A recent acquisition/bitsa that while I'd love to keep for those odd Jazz Bass moments and for a specific project that we're running mid-2026. I'm selling because both @silverfoxnik and @Hellzero have been very naughty and listed items of bass gear that I used to own that at this point in time I need back more than a Jazz Bass. Body/PUPs/circuit etc Fender MIJ, neck Allparts MIJ with Fender vintage 70's tuners. Have a rather rubbish hard case that won;t get the bass to gigs but will get it safely to you, so courier and option. These pics are poor quality is it's dark now, but I'll take some better more detailed pics in the morning. How does it sound? Like a Jazz with flats, nice (I've some rounds I can put on if flats ain't your thing). How much does it weight? I'll check scales in the morning but it's certainly not at the heavy end. Price includes UK delivery. If my Ashdown Drophead happens to sell first, I'll be keeping this beauty 👍
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    I hope that my main technical challenge/goal as a bassist is to make the band sound better, which can mean playing less, playing quieter, and playing simpler, the reward is the way the band and audience respond. As a BL once said to me, we don’t really notice what you’re playing but we do notice when you stop.
  4. Beedster
    Doesn’t explain the fretwork though 🤔
  5. Beedster
    My first reaction when I saw them was the same, which made me wonder whether HMRC decided to pull it apart on its way in, apparently it can happen?
  6. Beedster
    And what f***ing comedy they are 😆
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    Agreed, IME the variability in wood is far greater than the variability in lacquer. My preference on a fretless is lacquered maple, although I have an un-lacquered maple that is also nice. I used to be 100% into ebony but am increasingly finding it a little characterless/sterile, while I still find rosewood a bit tame. I must revisit Pau Ferro which I had on a mid 90's 'Ray FL and quite liked
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    Probably, but the timeline for return will close pretty soon so it might be the best option for the OP, because it's a niche instrument in a niche market at the best of economic times and this ain't the best of economic times
  9. Beedster
    Nice, even looks the part 👍
  10. Beedster
    I have that with a Precision that I keep meaning to look at but I HATE removing Precision PUPs, it's bloody fiddly getting the guard on and off and the wires and PUP back in - and it goes without saying I've managed to separate PUP from wire one too many times - but the reason I haven't done the fix is simple, I never touch the pickup when I'm playing it so the fact that when I do touch the pickup it makes a noise is largely irrelevant. @Duroc17 do you actually touch the PUP when you play?
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    It really is
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    I honestly think the best bet is to send it back and claim from HMRC, it's a pain but it can be done. The last SLB300 that sold here was quite a lot lower in price, I suspect that you may struggle to get what you want, even though it's no doubt worth every penny and lower than retail price. Should also add that if you do go ahead with the sale you will need to post photos of the actual bass, I recognise it's new but c'est la vie Good luck 👍
  14. Beedster
    Crikey that was probably an unlucky typo! Meant to say 'Basschatted', the past tense of the verb 'to Basschat', which describes the processes whereby a thread on a serious topic descends into a form of bass-related word-association/projective test/silliness often involving images from 1970s culture (Monty Python, Leonard Rossiter, Kenneth Williams, Leslie Phillips) or that bass builder from Surrey and which deviates significantly from that point forwards until someone replies to the original post and stops the silliness...... @Dood I think you may have thought I was obliquely referring to another builder, which I wasn't
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    This thread has been properly Baachatted for sure, but that comment has made me laugh out laugh pretty much since I first read it. Has the author not seen the luthiery in question 😀
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    Certainly not from a work device 👍
  18. Beedster
    I imagine he'll keep pretty quiet this time 👍
  19. Beedster
    Thanks Nick, I play flats for slap - much less offensive and far more melodic to my ear - if it's still around in a week or so I my need to engineer a trip 👍
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    Brilliant, we've Basschatted the thread 👍
  21. Beedster
    He's an addict, he gets his kicks this way as well as some income. There are people who pretty much rewrite other people's books and sell them on Amazon. They don't do it for the money, they do it because the curious form of status they believe it brings makes them feel good, or at least makes them feel their version of good. This guy's gonna keep on going, he's like gambler or a stalker, the normal rules that apply to people like us just don't apply to his psyche, and there's enough people in hyperspace who don't know his background or who don't care to keep making him feel good
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    No
  23. Beedster
    Sold
  24. Beedster
    Nick what is the slap tone like and how does the slap plate help (or hinder), I'm doing Graceland next year and there's a very big part of me that thinks that bass might be a rather interesting weapon for the gig?
  25. Beedster
    Hi Scott, I'll drop you a PM with details. Chris
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